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Astros notes: Another start for Paulino

03/12/2010 | chron.com Baseball 0

In a change unrelated to Thursday's rainout, Felipe Paulino will start Saturday's split-squad game against the Cardinals in place of Wesley Wright.

Moehler remains asset to Astros as starter or reliever

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03/12/2010 | chron.com Baseball 0

38-year-old Brian Moehler is the oldest player on the Astros' 40-man roster, and he's once again a candidate to lose his spot.

Brewers' speedy new CF Gomez working on swing

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03/12/2010 | MiamiHerald.com: Baseball 0

Carlos Gomez is into fast things. The Brewers center fielder quickly jumps from subject to subject and lists a bevy of hobbies that include watching world class sprinters and shooting guns at firing ranges.

Spring training: Dotel has ... pennant fever?

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03/12/2010 | post-gazette.com - Pirates/MLB 0

BRADENTON, Fla. -- If anyone on the Pirates' 2010 roster is going to get dragged down by the franchise's miserable recent history, it surely will not be Octavio Dotel.

Brewers' speedy new CF Gomez working on swing

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03/12/2010 | The Buffalo News: MLB 0

10 Word Wiki: Baseball

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03/12/2010 | Angels blog 0

10 Word Wiki is like Wikipedia, but all entries are limited to exactly 10 words. So for baseball, we get: “America’s pastime, played while wearing pajamas, now past its time.” Not bad, not bad. (It’s a wiki, though, so it might change at any time.) Here are some of my suggestions: Other than Jay-Z, the only good thing [...]

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Celizic: Athletes will always look for performance edge

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03/12/2010 | NBCSports.com: Baseball 0

Celizic: It’s not that athletes want to cheat, but that they want to win. They’ll do anything to accomplish that end. It doesn’t have to actually be legal. They just have to think it is.

Injury for one, opportunity for others

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03/12/2010 | NBCSports.com: Baseball 0

Blyleven: How do players deal with an injury to an All-Star teammate? The Minnesota Twins are about to find out. One thing is for certain, several players suddenly have an opportunity to step up and shine.

Lincecum struggles through another start

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03/12/2010 | NBCSports.com: Baseball 0

Tim Lincecum, the two-time reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, doesn't quite look like himself yet at spring training and struggled through 2 2-3 innings in the Giants' sloppy 6-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.

Rockies, Helton agree to 2-year extension

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03/12/2010 | NBCSports.com: Baseball 0

First baseman Todd Helton and the Colorado Rockies agreed Thursday to a $9.9 million. two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.

Injured Florida Marlins to make road trip with team

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03/12/2010 | MiamiHerald.com: Baseball 0

There will be several injured Marlins who are expected to join the team on the two-game road trip that begins Friday against the Orioles in Sarasota.

Brett Carroll's offseason work a spring hit with Florida Marlins

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03/12/2010 | MiamiHerald.com: Baseball 0

Hoping to make the Marlins' roster this year, outfielder Brett Carroll worked out with Chris Coghlan during the winter to improve his hitting.

Spring training: Pirates' Dotel has ... pennant fever?

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03/12/2010 | post-gazette.com - Pirates/MLB 0

BRADENTON, Fla. -- If anyone on the Pirates' 2010 roster is going to get dragged down by the franchise's miserable recent history, it surely will not be Octavio Dotel.

MLB Notebook: Ex-Pirates outfielder Giles retires because of arthritis

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03/12/2010 | post-gazette.com - Pirates/MLB 0

Brian Giles said the pain in his arthritic right knee is getting worse, and Thursday the 39-year-old outfielder informed the Los Angeles Dodgers that he will retire.

Lynn Henning: Tigers rotation becoming a headache

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03/12/2010 | detnews.com - Tigers-MLB 0

It isn't offense that has the Tigers nervous halfway through camp. It's the pitching, and if there's a lesson here, it's to never make assumptions about pitching.

Jim Leyland: Ex-Tiger Placido Polanco 'a peach'

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03/12/2010 | detnews.com - Tigers-MLB 0

He's with his new team, the Phillies, and at a new position, third base. But not much else has changed. He was 1-for-3 with a single in the Phillies' 4-0 victory over the Tigers.

The Ticket's Craig Miller answers your Mavericks questions

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03/12/2010 | Dallas Mavericks Blog | Sports News | News for Dallas, Texas | The Dallas Morning News 0

The Ticket's Craig "Junior" Miller, one of the Gentle Musers on The Dunham and Miller Show mornings from 6-10 a.m. on KTCK-AM 1310 in Dallas, is answering your Mavericks questions in a chat at noon today. To ask questions or join the discussion, click here.

The Squeeze: Arizona 4, Angels 1

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03/12/2010 | Angels blog 0

The gist: The Angel offense didn’t do much for the second game in a row, as the Angels fell to the Diamondbacks 4-1 Thursday at Tucson Electric Park. Top bat: Mike Napoli doubled in his first at bat and smacked his team-leading third home run of the spring in his second. Napoli struck out in his [...]

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